The reply doesn't have to work, it doesn't have to be right and it doesn't even have to make sense - it just has to have a link to a KB article to "count" for their quotas. In reply to A. User's post on April 27, Hello Azeez N and Thanks for your reply.
I had read that article , but I don't think it is a minidump file ; if it is it is gigantic - 0. Hi again Joselbarra and Thank you for your reply. The reason the 0.
In reply to Gus Russell's post on April 28, I don't think opening the large dump file will help you. Even if XP thinks it is an Adobe file, obviously it ain't. If it is that big, it sounds like some other kind of file. If it is annoying and you can't figure out what to do with it, get rid of it or move it to some other folder for a while and delete it sometime in the future when you get tired of looking at it.
And in your other post from February, it looked like you had some crashes from Norton and some from Intel drivers and it was suggested that you look for some help out in the Intel forums. I would ditch Norton all together and replace it with Microsoft Security Essentials , but some folks really like their Norton stuff.
You can also configure Windows not to write debugging information to a memory dump file. Windows can generate any one of the following memory dump file types:. Automatic memory dump. A complete memory dump records all the contents of system memory when your computer stops unexpectedly.
A complete memory dump may contain data from processes that were running when the memory dump was collected. If you select the Complete memory dump option, you must have a paging file on the boot volume that is sufficient to hold all the physical RAM plus 1 megabyte MB. If a second problem occurs and another complete memory dump or kernel memory dump file is created, the previous file is overwritten. In Windows Vista, in Windows 7, in Windows Server , and in Windows Server R2, the paging file can be on a partition that differs from the partition on which the operating system is installed.
In Windows Vista and in Windows Server , to put a paging file on another partition, you must create a new registry entry that is named DedicatedDumpFile.
You can define the size of the paging file by using a new registry entry that is named DumpFileSize. For more information about how to do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: How to generate a kernel or a complete memory dump file in Windows Server In Windows 7 and in Windows Server R2, you do not have to use the DedicatedDumpFile registry entry to put a paging file onto another partition.
The Complete memory dump option is not available on computers that are running a bit operating system and that have 2 gigabytes GB or more of RAM.
For more information, see the "Specify what happens when the system stops unexpectedly" topic on the following Microsoft TechNet Web site:. A kernel memory dump records only the kernel memory.
This speeds up the process of recording information in a log when your computer stops unexpectedly. You must have a pagefile large enough to accommodate your kernel memory.
For bit systems, kernel memory is usually betweenMB and 2GB. Additionally, on Windows and Windows XP, the page file must be on the boot volume. Otherwise, a memory dump cannot be created. Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. By submitting your email, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. When Windows blue-screens, it creates memory dump files — also known as crash dumps.
They can be used to help diagnose and identify the problem that led to the crash in the first place. Windows can create several different types of memory dumps. You can access this setting by opening the Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and clicking System. Click Advanced system settings in the sidebar, click the Advanced tab, and click Settings under Startup and recovery. Complete memory dump: A complete memory dump is the largest type of possible memory dump. This contains a copy of all the data used by Windows in physical memory.
Kernel memory dump: A kernel memory dump will be much smaller than a complete memory dump. Microsoft says it will typically be about one-third the size of the physical memory installed on the system.
As Microsoft puts it :. It only includes memory allocated to the Windows kernel and hardware abstraction level HAL , as well as memory allocated to kernel-mode drivers and other kernel-mode programs. For most purposes, this crash dump is the most useful. It is significantly smaller than the Complete Memory Dump, but it only omits those portions of memory that are unlikely to have been involved in the crash.
Small memory dump kb : A small memory dump is the smallest type of memory dump. It contains very little information — the blue-screen information, a list of loaded drivers, process information, and a bit of kernel information. It can be helpful for identifying the error, but offers less detailed debugging information than a kernel memory dump.
Automatic memory dump: This is the default option, and it contains the exact same information as a kernel memory dump. The page file must be large enough to contain the memory data. These dump files exist to provide you with information about the cause of the system crash. Crash dumps are still useful. Live CD environments can be booted using the installation media of most Linux distributions , including Ubuntu and Debian. BSOD errors are caused by everything from faulty hardware to corrupt system files.
To help stop them, you should check your PC for malware regularly and use tools like SFC to repair your Windows installation if it becomes corrupted. If all else fails, you can always reset or reinstall Windows 10 to restore your PC to full working order. Ben Stockton is a freelance technology writer based in the United Kingdom.
In a past life, Ben was a college lecturer in the UK, training teens and adults. Since leaving the classroom, Ben has taken his teaching experience and applied it to writing tech how-to guides and tutorials, specialising in Linux, Windows, and Android. He has a degree in History and a postgraduate qualification in Computing.
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